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Tascam VL-s5 monitors

Geoffrey8556, 11.07.2016

I bought a pair for main monitors of a table-top home studio, following reading favourable press reviews. They are loud enough for any reasonable home use, the stereo imaging location is very accurate without the positioning being too demanding - equal distance and the right height, not against walls. I made simple wooden stands to tilt them to ear height and sponge kitchen cloths for isolation and to stop slippage - that's to say, I set them up with care, and they are easy to set up. They are, in fact, excellent value for money and can be used for mixing - they are accurately voiced. They are intended as near-field monitors, I am using them as main monitors.

I haven't added any bass or sub monitor, I use headphones to check this. Small speakers in a small studio can't physically deliver some music with very low and powerful frequencies, such as dance. Careful choice of sub might help if you need this. Tascam VL - s5 are a good choice if space is tight, they are small and not too demanding of positioning. Good value for a home studio. I'm 100% satisfied.

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Great alternative to the KRK RP4/5

John205, 07.02.2018

I'd been looking for some small monitors for my home studio, & had been considering the KRK RP4/5's (mainly due to their compact size & cost), but wanted something with a flatter frequency response. I'd read a few reviews about the VL-S5's, and all of them seemed good, but not over enthusiastic. Having spent a bit of time using them, I have to say I'm very impressed by the tight bass response & natural overall sound. I'm using PMC's @ my work studio, & having been spoilt for monitoring, I was not expecting to be able to replicate such a close alternative for my home Set-up. These speakers are positioned close to a wall, and don't seem to require any corrective EQ, but some users may want HF & LF controls to cater for differing acoustics & location. A lot of the monitors in this price range are often marketed on other websites as DJ speakers, but I think VL-S5 are defiantly a cut above the rest (in terms of accuracy), and would recommend them for more Studio type applications.

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